But we also added lease options to our model which attracted a better tenant and lessened the the amount of work that it took to manage the lease option properties.So I would encourage you consider investing in your own back yard before going out of state, especially if you live in North Carolina. 

Quote from @Arvand Sabetian: Does your lease state you're providing internet for the tenants?

I am considering getting into some commercial investments and think I want to go down the NNN route. Are there any books or resources you can recommend to get me started with the basics?

Frequently, brokers respond with phrases like, "I can help, let's connect," or similar offers.

Over the next 3 - 5 years I plan to 1031 exchange all of our single family homes and purchase another 40 that won’t have mortgages (we use the lease option model to sell our properties to maximize profits so we cycle through properties every 3-5 years).

I myself have a 1/1 apartment on Davis Islands near the hospital that I'm considering renting to traveling nurses.The problem with rental arbitrage is that you need leverage as the renter to negotiate assignable lease terms with your landlord.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases.

If they’re on a month to month lease, and you’ve offered them a year long lease that they have opted out of, you can adjust the terms of their lease once their month ends.

When I market my long term (1 year lease) rentals as available I have only ever used Zillow and Apartments.com. 

A master lease to the organization structured with an annual escalation clause and a term limit - like up to 5 years - was a recommended way to get a contract.